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Rafal Malecki – professional experience and selected projects

One of Poland’s most experienced investment professional and expert in the field of renewable energy and environmental venture capital investments in Central and Eastern Europe. Former co-founder and Partner at EIP, the exclusive Central European advisor to Environmental Investment Partners venture capital funds.

CEE Investments Ltd. - investment and financial advisory boutique

Since 2006 Co-Founder and Managing Partner

CEE Investments was initially established as an SPV company for a real estate development project sold in 2009. In 2010 CEE Investments extended its scope of activity and currently specializes in investments (equity and debt) and advisory services to small and medium sized companies. Core competence of CEE Investments is in the renewable energy, energy efficiency as well as environmental and cleantech sectors, but it also serves Clients in other sectors.

Financial advisory servicesDuring 1998-2003, EIP acted as an exclusive CEE advisor to Environmental Asset Management, the fund manager of Central and Eastern European Environmental Investment Fund – a EUR 22 mm VC fund dedicated to CEE’s environmental sector companies. During 1998-2003, Rafal’s personal responsibilities included search for investments, analysis, due diligence and monitoring of investee companies, including implementation and supervision to exit strategy of EIP investments across the CEE region. He was responsible for completion of 6 venture capital investments in Poland, Bulgary, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary for a total amount exceeding EUR 13 mm. A few of these companies have become leaders in their industries:

Praterm S. A. – the company became Poland’s largest district heating holding, listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in 2004 and de-listed, following a takeover by Dalkia, in 2008.

Strategic and financial advisoryDuring the 2003-2006 period Rafal Malecki lead EIP’s financial advisory activity focused on equity raising and M&A, as well as financing of renewable energy and energy efficiency. The projects accomplished during that period included:

Polskie Towarzystwo Finansowe S. A. (financial services, Poland) – preparation of information memorandum and support to the Seller in the due diligence process of the largest Polish car loan intermediary in the sale to Banco Santander (project led by Finacorp. Sp. z o. o.)